College is hard to get through, but throw a baby into the mix and it becomes even tougher . According to the Institute for Women's Policy Research, a nonprofit think tank in Washington, D.C., approximately 1 out of 4 undergraduate students has a dependent of [...]

They swap out bed pans, tend to wounds, and assist with every facet of day-to-day life — sometimes even living with their patients. They’re home health care aides, and they are a crucial resource in caring for America’s sick, elderly, and disabled — and they [...]

That's right, people can get away with paying grandma's aide less than $7.25 an hour. Why? Congress decided in 1974 to lump home health aides in with casual babysitters under labor laws. President Obama has been trying to change this recently, but the industry is [...]

Maryland lawmakers have proposed legislation that would make it mandatory for the state’s employers to offer paid sick leave to their workers. The bill, if passed, would make Maryland the second state in the country to implement such a policy. Advocates of the Maryland Paid [...]